Cot-frame.



R. H. SHELTON. 00T FRAME.

APPLIoATIoN rum SEPT. 14, 1190s.

947,1 33. Patented Jan. 1s, 191'0 Clrtouunjo Y UNITED- sirnamePATENToFFIoE.

ROBERT n. sHEL'roN, or CELESTE, rms.

oor-FRAME. 'l Y *..To dll whom 'it may concern: 5'- .Y i f Be it knownthat I, ROBERT SrrEL'roN, a citizen of the United States, residing atCeleste, in the county of Hunt and State 'of Texas, have inventedanewand useful Cot- Frame, lof which the 'following is/a speci--fication. l The objects of the invention' are, generally, the provisionin a merchantable form,

means being provided for dividing the cotI intotwo separate sleepingcompartments, the cot being so constructed that it may readily be foldedinto compact form for storage; other and further-objects being InadVmanifest Vhereinafter as the description of the invention progresses.

The invention consists in the novel con-Y struction and arrangement ofparts hereinafter'described, delineated in the accompanying draivings,and particularly pointed -outl in that portion of this instrumentwherein patentable novelty1 is claimedfor certain distinctive andpeculiar features of the device, it being understood, that, within thescope of what hereinafter thus is claimed, divers changes in thef0rm,proportions, size, andminor details of the structure may be made,without departing from the spirit or sacricing any of the advantages ofthe in- Y vention.

Like numerals of reference are employed.

Y adapted to alike end, constituting the connecting elements between thebeams 2 and the posts 3. i The inner faces of the posts 3 slightly belowthe beams 2 are notched to form shoulders 5, the upper faces of whichare inclined downwardly, the upper surfaces of the notchesbeing roundedas denoted by the numeral 20. f

Located at either end of the structure and Specification of LettersPatent,

constituting a connection between the sides, are c ross pleces. Thesecross pieces comprismg sections 6, are united with the posts 3 by ineans of links 7 the outer ends of which ,are pivoted to 'the posts 3slightly above the notches therein, theinncr ends of the links 7 beingpivotally connected with the interme Patented Jan. 18,1910. appuyait@nea septefnber 14,1909. serial 110,517,666.- i' c diate portions lof thesections 6. The remote lendsof-the sections 6 are adapted to rest uponthe lbeveled upper faces of the shoulders 5, the said remote endsbeingbeveled as denoted by the numeral 8, to' engage the i corner posts3. The adjacentrends of the sections are. disposed abovethe plane oftheir remote ends, and beveled as denoted by the numeral 9 to engageeach other. IT-he adjacent ends of the sections 6 are unitedby .hinges10. These hinges 10 comprise arms 11 which :Ee secured to the lowerfaces of the sections 6 in any suitable manner, the adjacent ends. ofthe arms being' pivotally united with thedepen'ding U shaped centralportion 12. This centra-l vportion 12 is adapt ed to serve as a supportfor the pole 14, connecting the cross pieces at one end of the devicewith those at the other end.l A connecting element, in the presentinstanceV the Vhinge into engagement with the end of the pole 14. Eyebolts 19 are mounted in the posts 3, a flexible member 17, preferably alight chain, connecting tle eye bolts. .The intermediate portion oftheflexible member 17 is connected 'with the eye bolt 16 by a rigid member16. A piece of canvas 18, or the like is mounted upon the beams 2, itsintermediate portion beix o' supported upon the pole 14, which, when t edevice is ready for use, is disposed in'substantially the same plane asthe beams 2. By means of this centrally disposed pole 14, the canvas ismade to sag slightly between the pole and the beams 2 to form twosepa-rate sleeping compartments.

Vhencthe device is in condition for use, the upwardly extending section6 Aof the cross pieces, taken with the flexible member 17 and the rigidelement 16- form attruss of simple but 'efficient construction, wherebythe rigidity of the structure is promoted. By raisingV the pole Matheremote ends of the sections 6 of the cross pieces may be lifted from theshoulders 5 whereon they are supported, and permittedl to drop, throughthe peculiar connection afforded by the links 7,v

into parallelism with the corner posts 3, the hinges' 10 permitting thesides to. be brought into Vclose relation with each other, the device,in the pi'esent'iiistance, presenting the compact 'forni shown in Fig.3.

A Hooks 22 .terininately pivoted to the posts 3 and engaging eyes 23 onthe cross pieces 6 may be employed to stiften the structure when in use,and to revent the pillows from falling ffrom the en -of the cot.

Having thus described iny invention, what is claimed is:-

1. A cot comprising corner posts having shoulders u on their adjacentfaces; a 'cross piece including sectionspivotally connected Y at theiradjacent ends and having their remote ends removably supported uponrtlieshoulders; and links -pivotally connecting the sides with the 'adjacentsections of the Y. cross piece.

2. A cot comprising sides; a cross piece includinor sections havingtheir remote ends removably receivable by thesides; a hinge uniting theadjacent ends of the sections; links pivotally connecting the sides withthe adjacent sections of the cross piece; alexible element uniting thesides below the cross includin Biece; and arig le element with thehinge. .Y

3. A cot comprising sides; .a cross piece Vtheir adjacent ends andhaving their remote ends removably receivable by the sides;

links pivotally-conn'ecting the sides with theV 'tioiis of thecross/piece; flexible elements uniting the sides below the cross pieces;rigid members uniting the flexible elements with 'the hinges; and a poleterminally supported in the hinges.

In testimony that I claiin the foregoing as my own, I haverheretoaiiixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

' ROBERT H. SHELTON.

Witnesses: l

J. L. HARPER, W. E. KEi'rH.

vsections pivotally connected at' vid member uniting the ilexi-

